Leeds United are a bigger club than...

[26 may 1999]

Celtic...no doubt about it.

O'Neil wants to leave and it's only politics stopping him.

I've been told by mad eyed jocks before that Celtic are bigger than Man United.

Well...If Leeds are bigger then we are on another planet.

Celtic...Mickey mouse club.

 

[Murt]

Celtic have a bigger stadium,
Greater record in Europe,
Better economy,
Wider fan base,
Better team.

O'Neill is staying becuse he knows Celtic are a bloody good team. Unlucky not to qualify from the CL group stages after playing some great games. Hes adored by the fans and building something good up there. Why would he go to Leeds to risk his whole reputation and career while hes still so young?

 

[Marching]

Originally posted by Murt:
<strong>Celtic have a bigger stadium,
Greater record in Europe,
Better economy,
Wider fan base,
Better team.

O'Neill is staying becuse he knows Celtic are a bloody good team. Unlucky not to qualify from the CL group stages after playing some great games. Hes adored by the fans and building something good up there. Why would he go to Leeds to risk his whole reputation and career while hes still so young?</strong><hr></blockquote>

O'Neil owns £2m of shares in Celtic and certainly the club is well supported but that is based mainly on religion.
They are £6m in debt and O'Neil has voiced concerns about finances....he has also not been signed up on a long term contract and it is only now when some other club looks interested in him that the board have acted.

With only one club to beat in Scotland I think it is the easy option for him to stay put.

 

[elmoyju]

Celtic have a bigger stadium,
Greater record in Europe,
Better economy,
Wider fan base,
Better team. <hr></blockquote>

Celtic: Bigger stadium? Yes.
Greater record in Europe? Yes...but not lately...so which counts? Leeds have qualified for Europe for the last 5 seasons. It's not CL next season but they have the potential to be there again.
Better team? Ha Ha. Leeds had 8 players at the World Cup plus 2 for the England U21 side during the off season. How many did Celtic have?

The Leeds team are young and have potential. I don't believe Rio will leave unless the board caves and sells and I can't see them doing that...Leeds are not that badly in debt.

The problem is the Leeds board don't know what they are doing....the team needs consistency and that starts with appointing a good manager!

 

[Murt]

Originally posted by marchingontogether:
<strong>O'Neil owns £2m of shares in Celtic and certainly the club is well supported but that is based mainly on religion.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Its not a religious thing, more of a cultural, political & historical thing.

 

[Raoul]

Leeds are probably still better than Celtic. If they were in the SPL, they'd probably win it. That said, they still have a tremendous support base up there and it wouldn't make sense for O'Neil to move unless it was for Man Utd or another big european club abroad.

 

[Marching]

Originally posted by Murt:
<strong>

Its not a religious thing, more of a cultural, political & historical thing.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Really?

So most Celtic fans are not from the Catholic side of town?

 

[Murt]

Originally posted by marchingontogether:
<strong>Really?
So most Celtic fans are not from the Catholic side of town?</strong><hr></blockquote>

How many of those "Catholics" go to mass every sunday and dont have sex before marriage? It was religion 100 yrs ago, nowadays it culture etc.

 

[dean from sweden]

Originally posted by Murt:
<strong>

How many of those "Catholics" go to mass every sunday and dont have sex before marriage? It was religion 100 yrs ago, nowadays it culture etc.</strong><hr></blockquote>

hahahaha is that the new name for it" culture "

 

[Wanker]

Catholism is a religious thing, and a cultural, political but mostly historical thing...

 

[77]

Ask yerselves this... would Rio leave Leeds to go to Celtic....? <img src="graemlins/nono.gif" border="0" alt="[No No]" />

 

[Murt]

Originally posted by 77:
<strong>Ask yerselves this... would Rio leave Leeds to go to Celtic....? <img src="graemlins/nono.gif" border="0" alt="[No No]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>

No, would he leave Leeds to go to anyone else other than Arsenal or Man Utd in England?
Would Giggs leave Man Utd to go to Leeds?

 

[jraby]

Originally posted by Murt:
<strong>

How many of those "Catholics" go to mass every sunday and dont have sex before marriage? It was religion 100 yrs ago, nowadays it culture etc.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Here we go again Murt supporting anything non English, yeah the jocks like us just like the Irish but they just fecking hate everything they stand for.

 

[Gio]

Of course Celtic are a bigger club than Leeds. That doesn't say they're better, although the 4-1 win in the testimonial at Elland Road certainly put the cat among the pigeons...

 

[R A Softlad]

Originally posted by Murt:
<strong>No, would he leave Leeds to go to anyone else other than Arsenal or Man Utd in England?</strong><hr></blockquote>

Yes... he was, in his words, 'gutted' when the West Ham board turned down an offer from Houllier the summer before he went to Leeds.

 

[mr. destro]

Originally posted by Gio:
<strong>Of course Celtic are a bigger club than Leeds. That doesn't say they're better, although the 4-1 win in the testimonial at Elland Road certainly put the cat among the pigeons...</strong><hr></blockquote>

i believe celtic are a better team right now than leeds. player for player, not as talented, but still a better team.

 

[njred]

Celtic are more famous than Leeds by far.Simple as that.As far as who's better?Who knows?Celtic are a bigger team though.

 

[thumper]

Celtic are one of the best supported clubs in the world. Like UTD they have fans everywhere, thanks mainly to the romance of their team (while the Babes died Celtic won the EC with players from within a 30mile radiius of the stadium)plus the fact that the Irish and Scots were big into emmigration and took their support with them wherever they settled. They are much bigger than Leeds, just compare their home gates.

 

[MancFanFromManc]

Celtic are a top, well supported club. I'm thrilled that they've taken over from Rangers and hope it continues for many years.

Man Utd are the best club on the planet - and that WILL continue FOREVER

 

[Lover of Football]

Originally posted by R A Softlad:
<strong>

Yes... he was, in his words, 'gutted' when the West Ham board turned down an offer from Houllier the summer before he went to Leeds.</strong><hr></blockquote>Wanted him on loan did yer.

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